Global Patent Index - EP 1345060 A1

EP 1345060 A1 20030917 - Lens system comprising automatic and manual focusing means

Title (en)

Lens system comprising automatic and manual focusing means

Title (de)

Linsensystem mit automatischer und manueller Fokussiereinrichtung

Title (fr)

Combinaison optique comprenant des moyens de mise au point automatiques et manuels

Publication

EP 1345060 A1 20030917 (EN)

Application

EP 03005424 A 20030313

Priority

  • JP 2002071839 A 20020315
  • JP 2002379167 A 20021227

Abstract (en)

In a lens system (12), an auto-focus (AF) mode switch (50) for selecting an AF mode is provided at a focus demand (28) and, for example, a continuous AF mode is selected by the AF mode switch (50). Then, a CPU (30) switches the continuous AF to a manual focus (MF) when an operation of the focus demand (28) is executed and switches the MF to the continuous AF when an AF start switch (52) provided at the focus demand (28) is turned ON. Thus, when an operation of the MF is executed during focus adjustment by the AF, the focus adjustment by the AF is switched to focus adjustment by the MF, and thereafter, the focus adjustment by the MF is never switched to the focus adjustment by the AF unless the AF start switch (52) is turned ON, and is therefore effective, for example, in the case where an operator wishes to use the AF only for a short time or in the case where an operator wishes to make a camera unfocused intentionally with the MF during the focus adjustment by the AF. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G02B 7/28; G02B 7/38; G03B 3/00

IPC 8 full level

G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G02B 7/09 (2006.01); G02B 7/10 (2006.01); G02B 7/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G02B 7/102 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1345060 A1 20030917; EP 1345060 B1 20050608; DE 60300785 D1 20050714; DE 60300785 T2 20051103; JP 2003337278 A 20031128; US 2003174414 A1 20030918; US 6853502 B2 20050208

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03005424 A 20030313; DE 60300785 T 20030313; JP 2002379167 A 20021227; US 38753303 A 20030314